Medicare Advantage
CMS proposes $21B payment increase for Medicare Advantage in 2026
CMS has released a new advanced notice to increase payments to Medicare Advantage plans in 2026. CMS expects to spend $9.2 trillion over the next decade in an “effort to provide access to affordable, high-quality care in Medicare Advantage while…
Are you getting the most from your Medicare Advantage plan?
The new year brings changes to most Medicare Advantage plans, which may not meet your current needs. So, what can you do about it? Robert Powell interviews Jae Oh, the author of “Maximize Your Medicare,” on key considerations and opportunities…
Medicare spending was higher for people who disenrolled from Medicare Advantage
In 2024, over half of the Medicare recipients are enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan. Medicare beneficiaries turn to Medicare plans that offer extra benefits and lower cost-sharing compared to traditional Medicare alone. Although Medicare Advantage plans are a popular…
About the Medicare Advantage “blitz” during Annual Open Enrollment
If you’re like me, you are likely receiving a good amount of mail – email and via the U.S. Postal Service – and, perhaps text messages, offering you wonderful benefits if you simply switch your healthcare coverage by calling “this…
Medicare Advantage saves money
Medicare recipients who migrate from traditional Medicare to the Medicare Advantage program have saved the federal government $144 billion over the last decade, according to the latest study by Elevance. They found: “What happens in the MA system indirectly affects…
Is a Medicare Advantage plan right for you?
It is the time of the year again when all those Medicare Advantage plans advertise how wonderful they are and give you all sorts of additional benefits, but are they right for you? During Medicare’s Open Enrollment season, which will…
Changes coming to your Part D plan in 2025
The 2025 Medicare open enrollment period for Medicare Advantage and Part D plans is from October 15, 2024, to December 7, 2024. Medicare enrollees can choose or make changes to their Medicare Advantage plan and Medicare Part D prescription drug…
Explaining the Intracacies of Medicare Filing in a Disability Situation
Medicare is complex. Disability is complex. Consequently, intersecting the two can be fairly complicated. Toni King, author and columnist on Medicare and health insurance issues and leader of the “Toni Says” team, offers insights in how best to navigate the…
Are you stuck in your Medicare Advantage plan?
Seems like Medicare Advantage plans are all the rage these days, with their low or no additional premiums, and with coverage exceeding that provided by “original Medicare” and usually exceeding coverage offered in many Medicare Supplement plans. Fact is, the…
Enrollment in Medicare Advantage
A recent report shows Medicare Advantage enrollment has increased by almost 2 million beneficiaries in 2023. Currently, 33 million individuals of the 65.9 million Medicare-eligible beneficiaries are members of a Medicare Advantage health plan. Victoria Bailey reports on the Medicare…